Continued from x | @curse-of-frell
Bucky shot a glance over at Elliot--who looked exactly as he had the last time he had seen him--and rolled his eyes at him. Though he prickled a little as he continued. "Me? Lose my edge?" He said in a mocking tone. Okay, so he'd been out of the game for a bit while he played politician, but he was back. Doing what he was meant to be doing. So what was he doing here when his team needed him?
His gaze returned sharply to Elliot, lips pressed together because he knows what's coming. Knows what he's going to say, and there it was. That old sting. His hands curled up into fists, but he'd been dreaming about it lately, that last time they'd been together. They were supposed to get out together. That had been the plan, but it had gone wrong, so fucking wrong and Elliot had...
He tore his gaze away from him, closing his eyes for just a moment. "You always were such an asshole," he muttered under his breath. Not that he wasn't right, he let out a breathe through clenched teeth and pushed himself back up, pushing past the light-headedness and ignoring the black spots dotting his vision. He could do this. He had to do this. It wasn't just him anymore. He had a team and they were relying on him. "I've got this," he said, becoming steady on his feet and his first few steps are slow, but then he picks up the pace and he's back in the fight.
After, when it's all done, he looks back at the wall, checking to see if Elliot was still there, his chest aching with the need to see him again. God, he must really be losing it.